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REBACKED A repair, where the original spine or backstrip has been removed, the spine replaced, and the original reglued on top.
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REBACKED A repair, where the original spine or backstrip has been removed, the spine replaced, and the original reglued on top.
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And no, although the book is pretty beat up and part of the backstrip is gone, it is not for sale! at
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Basically if you have ever held a backstrip-less late 19th century book in your hands you know that these products of the industrial revolution had newsprint for hollowbacks and strips of ticking fabric for headbands.
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Basically if you have ever held a backstrip-less late 19th century book in your hands you know that these products of the industrial revolution had newsprint for hollowbacks and strips of ticking fabric for headbands.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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And no, although the book is pretty beat up and part of the backstrip is gone, it is not for sale! at
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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You can easily input the data, produce backstrip plots, edit plots for publication, save the data and the plots.
reesetee commented on the word backstrip
A strip used by a bookbinder to reinforce the back of the folded sheets (that make up the leaves) in the binding of the book's spine.
February 22, 2007